Caption

Bell, 19th century, Tibet, ritual object vajra-related percussion idiophone, used in religious rites; material not specified; height 15 cm, diameter 7.3 cm., A single ornate metal bell sits upright against a neutral light gray background, showing a patina of brownish bronze and darker aged metal tones; the bell's handle rises into a decorative finial with sculpted faces and curved, openwork elements in a slightly lighter bronze color, while the shaft below the handle is darker and more blackened; the bell body displays a banded design with a textured top, a middle section of repeating draped and beaded motifs, and a lower band of small repeating oval decorations, all in varying shades of brown, bronze, and dark gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_326

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38.9Mb (1.7Mb) / 12.3in x 12.3in / 3685 x 3685 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell 19th century Tibet ritual object vajra-related percussion idiophone religious rites material specified height 15 cm diameter 7.3 cm single ornate metal bell sits upright neutral light gray background showing patina brownish bronze darker aged metal tones bell's handle rises decorative finial sculpted faces curved openwork elements slightly lighter bronze color shaft handle blackened bell body displays banded design textured top middle section repeating draped beaded motifs lower band small repeating oval decorations varying shades brown bronze dark gray.